Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
hf ULLMANN, June 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
hf ULLMANN, June 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Rizzoli, April 1993. Trade Paperback.
University of California PRess, 1920. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 119 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white. First paperback edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Page block starting to detach from wrappers at spine head.
American Institute of Architects, 1925. Trade Paperback. 23 pages. B/W illustrations of Octagon House and various medals. Octagon House became the headquarters for the AIA in 1898 and served as such until the 1960s. It is now a museum operated by the AIA Foundation. First edition (first printing). A near.....
The American Institue of Architects, (1935). First Edition. Pamphlet. [12] pages. Brochure introducing forms and binders for a new Standard Accounting System for Architects, 'suitable for the one man office as well as for the largest organization' -- from the cover letter. Pages fold-out to 24-inches. Printed in color. First.....
US Green Building Council, January 2006. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our live, yet where architects are most desperately needed, they can least.....
Rodale Pr, June 1986. Hardcover.
Phaidon Press, March 2006. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Based in Japan and one of an emerging generation of young, world-class architects, Shigeru Ban (b. 1957) designs and builds graceful, serene structures using modest materials such as cardboard, paper tubes, bamboo, and prefabricated wood. His buildings are sometimes.....
W. W. Norton & Company, September 1996. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. The story of modern architecture is told here through the lives and works of three men who changed the face of the cities we live in: France's Le Corbusier, Germany's Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and America's.....
Lark Books, October 1995. Hardcover. As a vacation retreat, as an inexpensive alternative to a traditional home, or as a temporary shelter, a tipi or yurt provides a wonderful opportunity to tap into the peace, tranquility, and joy of nature. With a few basic tools and materials, anyone can build.....
Sterling, December 1999. Trade Paperback. Blue Evening Star explains how to construct a range of tipis and yurts as used by North American Plains Indians and Mongolians. Full colour photographs show tents being assembled on location in genuine North American Indian territory.
Rizzoli, February 2001. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. An analysis of the model yields fresh insights about the house.
Kodansha International, November 2012. Trade Paperback. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Small Spaces is about living comfortably and using space wisely, and where better to find ideas on that subject than Japan, one of the world's most urban and densely populated countries? Tokyo resident Azby Brown, a distinguished architect.....
California Homes, 1936. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 63 pages. Includes 'California Homes Portfolio of Home Plans and Building Costs' for Plans No. 24-53 by named architects and builders, each with drawing of home and floor plan. Additional articles and charts of 'California Homes Cost Chart,' and 'Cost of Building a......
Dover Publications, November 2011. Trade Paperback. Elevated temperatures and extreme temperature gradients arise in a large variety of engineering problems, and often produced thermal stresses and thermal deformations that crucially affect the life of the materials and the systems involved. Early examples arose with the advent of high-speed rocket-powered flight.....
Faber & Faber, March 1987. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy.
Rizzoli, 1987. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. B/W illustrations throughout. Reprint edition, 1987. A near fine copy in illustrated black wrappers (paperback).
Sun Plans, December 2005. Trade Paperback. The Sun-Inspired? House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home is a unique combination of passive solar information and house plans designed to use the sun to maximum efficiency. The information is educational while the designs are inspirational.....
Storey Publishing, LLC, January 1998. Trade Paperback. Build the woodland hideaway of your dreams! From an elegant gazebo on the water to a rustic log cabin, this practical guide provides complete plans and illustrated step-by-step instructions for constructing more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, and beautiful outdoor structures. With expert advice.....
DK CHILDREN, March 1993. Hardcover. "The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries differ from the Eyewitness books in that the text is longer and the vocabulary more difficult.... The photographs are outstanding.... The brief text compresses many details into a few sentences, The vocabulary is scholarly...and charts combined with the text give a......
Taunton Press, April 2006. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. There are hundreds of books on the market about designing the interior of a home, but none for homeowners that focuses on the design of a home's exterior. And yet the exterior of the house.....
Van Nostrand Reinhold, June 1986. Trade Paperback.
Dover Publications, February 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). In 1916, New York City enacted zoning laws that mandated the building of "set-back" structures so that light and air would be more freely admitted into the streets below. This concept was first proposed by Louis Sullivan in his.....
Forderer Cornice Works, ca. 1930s. Trade Paperback. Four plates on heavy paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, printed in color on yellow background. Forderer Cornice Works was founded by Joseph Forderer, born in Baden-Baden (1850), in San Francisco in 1875. Four plates are near fine except for punched holes on left.....
Te Neues Publishing Company, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 79 pages. Numerous color illustrations and B/W drawings. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.